Safety razor



June 7, 1955 l.. c. oY

SAFETY RAZOR Filed Oct. 3l, 1952 ll'llll ll IH'I INVEINTOR [fee @La y BYWee ATTORNEYS United States Patent SAFETY RAZOR Lee C. Loy, Woodbridge,N. J.

Application 0ctober 31, 1952, Serial No. 317,933

1 Claim. (Cl. 30-47) This invention relates to a combined comb andrazor.

An object of this invention is to provide a combined comb and razorwherein the comb forms the handle for the razor when the latter is inuse, and the razor forms the handle for the comb.

Another object of this invention is to provide a razor constructionembodying a holder having guard means along the opposite lengthwiseedges thereof, with the holder having a recess in the back side thereofforming a pocket or chamber within which the double edge blade isadapted to be positioned when the razor is not in use.

A further object of this invention is to provide in a razor constructionof this kind, a clamping plate which in one position is designed toclamp the blade to the holder on the outer convex side of the holder,and in another position thereof is designed to clamp the blade in therecess or chamber which is formed on the opposite side of the holder.

With the above and other objects in View, my invention consists in thearrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in thedrawing and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in theappended claim.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a detailed side elevation of a combined comband razor constructed according to an embodiment of this invention,showing the razor blade in inoperative position,

Figure 2 is a detailed side elevation of the comb and razor showing theblade in operative position,

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 3-3of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Figure 2,

Figure 5 is a plan view of the razor blade holder with the clampingplate removed,

Figure 6 is a greatly enlarged bottom plan view of the wing nut usedwith this device.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 10 designates generally a comb ofconventional construction embodying a back 11 and a plurality of tines12. A razor blade holder generally designated as 14 is connected withthe comb 10 by means of a connecting member 15, and one edge of theconnecting member 15 is formed with a concave cutout or finger recess13.

The holder 14 is formed of a transversely arcuate plate 16 having spacedguard fingers 17 extending from the longitudinal edges thereof, and thefingers 17V are connected together at their outer ends by means oflongitudinal connecting bars 18. A transversely arcuate clamping plate19 is adapted to engage the convex side of the plate 16 when the holderis used for shaving, and a double edge razor blade 20 is adapted to beinterposed between plates 16 and 19.

Clamping plate 19 is provided with a pair of inwardly projecting pins orstuds 21 and is also provided with a threaded stud 22. A T-shaped nut isadapted to engage the stud 22 for tightly pressing plate 19 againstblade 20 2,709,849 Patented June '7, 1955 and thereby effecting atransverse bend or tension to the blade 20. When the device is to beused as a comb, the holder 14 forms a handle for the comb and at thistime the razor blade 20 is positioned in the concave side of plate 16,this concave side forming a blade chamber 24. The longitudinal edges ofthe chamber 24 are defined by the connecting bars 18 at the outer endsof the guard fingers 17.

When blade 20 is in chamber 24, as shown in Figures 1 and 3, nut 23 isadapted to engage in a circular recess 25 which is formed in the convexouter side of plate 16. When it is desired to use this device forshaving, blade 20 is disposed on the outer side of holder or plate 16and is clamped thereto by means of clamping plate 19 and nut 23. Comb 10will at this time form a handle for the razor so that the razor blademay be used in the conventional manner. When the shaving operation hasbeen completed the clamping plate 19 is removed and blade 20 is disposedon the opposite side of holder plate 16, with clamping plate 19 engagingin chamber 24 and nut 23 engaging in recess 25. Nut 23 will besubstantially flush with the outer side of holder plate 16 when nut 23is within recess 25.

I do not mean to confine myself to the exact details of constructionherein disclosed, but claim all variations falling within the purview ofthe appended claim.

What I claim is:

A razor comprising a handle member, a razor blade holder' formedintegrally with and extending from one end of said handle member, saidholder being formed of a transversely arcuate plate, guard fingersprojecting from the opposite longitudinal edges of said plate and havingtheir outer ends bent to extend laterally of said plate, the outer edgesof said guard ngers and the edges of said handle being in longitudinalalignment, a longitudinal connecting bar connecting the ends of therespective iingers of each longitudinal edge of said plate, said barsextending laterally of the holder, the side opposite the convex side ofsaid plate of said holder being laterally offset from said handle, saidolset side and said bars forming with said holder a blade receivingchamber, a transversely arcuate clamping plate, a threaded stud carriedby said clamping plate, said holder having an opening through which saidstud engages, and a T-shaped nut threaded on'said stud, saidholderhaving a central portion in the convex side thereof offset laterallyproviding a recess concentric to said opening within which said nut isadapted to engage with the outer face of said nut substantially ilushwith said convex side when said clamping plate is in said chamber, saidchamber in said holder being adapted to receive said clamping plate withthe outer face thereof almost flush with said handle, said clampingplate being engageable on either side of said holder for clamping arazor blade in exposed operative or shielded inoperative position.

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